Going to the "Feast and Famine" exhibit has really opened my eyes and changed my perspective on things. It showed me to look at society from more of an objective lens. It allowed me to realize the role that humans, including myself, play in the ways of economy, sustainability, etc. and the effects that it can have. Not only do we show a lack of appreciation for things that provide us subsistence but we fail to see just how important it is to take care of the things that take care of us. The food we grow & eat; the insects that contribute to things that are essential to us such as bees are all overlooked in their consistency and ability to provide for us. The first piece of art that stood out to me was the one of beehives. It was so radiant gold and meticulously sculpted I couldn't help but stare and try to figure the meaning of something that to me, seemed like just another piece of art until the director started to speak about what it meant. I can only speak for myself in admitting that I wasn't quite aware of the decline in the bee population and what that really means for us agriculturally. With that being said, I do not doubt that there are others in the world that may not realize it as well and so that it how they carry on in the world. Without the knowledge of the fact that bees are responsible for the pollination of the fruits and vegetables that we are able to enjoy today and because of the harm being done to them by pesticides, climate change etc. there is a possibility that we will see an effect in the harvesting of crops. 
In trying to make a co-relation between what insects are to plants, I was reminded of this photo painted by Anna Maria Sibylla Merian in the mid 16-17th century whom's work was based off of her research as a scientist on plants and insects in the Dutch Colony. Her work contributed to both botany and entomology from the perspective of a researcher and an artist and this particular work shows the relationship of the two from her observations in the jungle. Our bees, birds, and butterflies are losing their habitats due to the intensive farming techniques and the high use of pesticides. This work was a representation of her research done in the Dutch colony of Surinam in South America where she explored the jungle for two years. This beautiful depiction is an example of how wildlife is able to thrive in their natural habitats unaffected by the things that are causing us many problems in todays time.

This next picture relates in the way of the metamorphosis and growth of insects and the importance and continuity of the food chain. It shows the development of how the idea of food for an insect started from our crops and led to them eating each other. It, again, shows the importance of reproduction in order to have sustainability within the bug community. This also goes back to the idea of the decline in bees and how it is effecting their population as well as us. The less there are for reproduction, the less crops that are being pollinated which ultimately will result in a shortage of what will be available to us.

The last image that I would like to speak about is "The Garden Of Earthly Delights." This picture is great in depicting humans in the natural state of sinfulness and shows the transition from left to right,  us starting out as Godly beings into human beings. "The emphasis in the right wing on the torments of hell, with no hint of the rewards of heaven, seems to caution that damnation is the natural outcome of a life lived in ignorant folly and that humans ensure their damnation through their self-centered pursuit of pleasures of the flesh-the sins of gluttony, lust, greed, and sloth..." (Stokstad p.711) This explains some of what the world is today. So caught up in and worried about the wrong things and not preserving our land and nature but continuously basking in the depths of sin. This is what the exhibit has shown me. Our lack of concern, gratitude, and urgency in helping to preserve and appreciate the very things that help sustain us.